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Still recuperating from your midweek bar crawl? Are you nostril deep in term paper research? Have no fear, fellow bracketeers. As a companion to the Bracket Big Board, the I.D. is here to highlight all the college hardwood action from the week that was and preview the most pivotal matchups of the weekend.

On March 20, 2010, college basketball fans were struck by sudden wonderment.

Transfixed on a NCAA Tournament second-round game in Oklahoma City, they watched as a classic David vs. Goliath story unfolded.

Northern Iowa, a No. 9 seed and heavy underdog, waged war against top-ranked Kansas. After falling behind double digits midway through the second half, the Jayhawks, knowing their Final Four hopes were quickly fading, mounted a furious comeback. Within minutes the Panthers’ cushion deflated to one. Momentum swung. For Cinderella, midnight was fast approaching.

However, with roughly 35 seconds to go, a grind-it-out guard sporting a champion’s name caught a pass from Kwadzo Ahelegbe, toed the arc and, instead of eating clock, let loose, levying a knockout blow of epic proportions.

Still recuperating from your midweek bar crawl? Are you nostril deep in term paper research? Have no fear, fellow bracketeers. As a companion to the Bracket Big Board, the I.D. is here to highlight all the college hardwood action from the week that was and preview the most pivotal matchups of the weekend.

From now until the streak ends, Kentucky’s pursuit of perfection will dominate the headlines. With a polarizing head coach, incomparable roster full of future pros and brand name, it’s a story with many consumable ingredients.

Still recuperating from your midweek bar crawl? Are you nostril deep in term paper research? Have no fear, fellow bracketeers. As a companion to the Bracket Big Board, the I.D. is here to highlight all the college hardwood action from the week that was and preview the most pivotal matchups of the weekend.

Ask any coach what attribute they want most to impart and many wouldn’t say outside shooting, footwork or passing, they would remark "toughness." A prize-fighter mentality thickens the skin and prepares players for the week-in, week-out tribulation of the months-long college season.

Still recuperating from your midweek bar crawl? Are you nostril deep in term paper research? Have no fear, fellow bracketeers. As a companion to the Bracket Big Board, the I.D. is here to highlight all the college hardwood action from the week that was and preview the most pivotal matchups of the weekend.

When confetti spilled down from the rafters inside University of Phoenix Stadium, Tom Brady raised the Lombardi Trophy in triumph and endless discussions about the science of emasculated balls mercifully ceased, football season wrapped.

Now, the anticipation for the single greatest sporting event each year, the NCAA tournament, builds.

If you’ve lived and breathed pigskin since August, welcome back to the always wacky world of college basketball.

You’ve missed a great deal.

Believe it or not, we’re only 31 days from Selection Sunday. Soon people of various backgrounds and engagement levels will partake in the annual exercise of scrawling teams on bracket lines, hoping this will be the year they, and not stupid Mark in accounting, win the office pool.

Entering the season, two different schools of thought dominated how drafters should approach the quarterback position. Streaming advocates preached patience. High-floor seekers stressed early-round. Sadly, due to the untimely downfalls of Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees, the latter group likely experienced an early exit. To put a bow on top of the season and with an eye toward 2015, here are our prevailing feelings about signal-callers in the New Year.

Teddy Bridgewater (QB) Minnesota Vikings Touchdown Teddy is primed to live up to his college nickname. The passer, despite little fanfare, has performed admirably this season. He’s hasn’t shook the fantasy world, but he’s routinely delivered strikes to receivers, particularly down the stretch. In his past four contests, he’s completed a remarkable 73 percent of his attempts. Equally impressive, he’s also logged four multi-TD games in his past five. Another unsung performance is on the horizon. Matthew Stafford dropped the ball last week in Chicago, but make no mistake, the Bears remain a pushover on pass defense. On the year, they’ve surrendered 8.12 yards per attempt and 20.9 fantasy points per game in standard Yahoo formats. Bridgewater is your Christmas miracle, Tom Brady owners.

Fantasy is a speculative game. Predict the future, and you look like a genius. Don't, and you're painfully human. Gazing into the crystal ball, here's our view on 10 intriguing over/unders for Week 16.

It all comes down to this. For the past 16 weeks, you've navigated through the thick swamp of failed performances, injuries and insufferable Chip Kelly coaching moves. Now, slated to face your arch-rival in the finals, you're just hours away from a champagne shower.

On this week's season finale, Melanie Collins plays the role of Rudolph guiding our sleigh full of knuckleheads (Brandon Funston, Brad Evans, Andy Behrens and Shaun King) through the fog and around the fantasy globe. In-depth exchanges over Marshawn Lynch, Peyton Manning and Sammy Watkins are on tap. Also, our resident M.D., Dr. Gregory Horner, stops by to give you all the gory details on DeMarco Murray's surgically repaired hand. The Doc, who's performed an identical procedure, is sure to provide invaluable information.

Each week the Noise highlights 10 somewhat un-obvious names that he believes are destined to implode leave egg on his face. To qualify, each player must be started in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Speaking as an accountability advocate, I will post results, whether genius or moronic, the following week using the scoring system shown here. If you're a member of TEAM HUEVOS, reveal your Week 16 Lames in the comments section below.